Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB3578 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R11409 CS-D
2	2	By: Dunnam H.B. No. 3578
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the Governor's Mansion and Woodlawn.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Sections 442.0071(a), (b), and (d), Government
10	10	Code, are amended to read as follows:
11	11	(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by this
12	12	section, the commission is solely responsible for the preservation
13	13	and maintenance of the Governor's Mansion and the protection of the
14	14	historical and architectural integrity of the mansion's exterior,
15	15	interior, contents, and grounds. A [Except as provided by
16	16	Subsection (d), a] substantial addition, deletion, or other
17	17	alteration may not be made to the mansion or its contents or grounds
18	18	without the prior approval of the commission.
19	19	(b) The commission shall:
20	20	(1) develop and maintain an inventory of the contents
21	21	of the Governor's Mansion that includes all furnishings, fixtures,
22	22	works of art, and decorative objects and states the owner of each of
23	23	those items;
24	24	(2) develop a plan for the acquisition, by purchase,
25	25	donation, or loan, of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and
26	26	decorative objects for the mansion, especially early 19th-century
27	27	American, museum-quality items and items having historical
28	28	significance to the Governor's Mansion;
29	29	(3) develop a plan for the disposition of furnishings,
30	30	fixtures, works of art, and decorative objects that the commission
31	31	determines are not needed or inappropriate; [and]
32	32	(4) recommend and arrange for the conservation or
33	33	restoration of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and decorative
34	34	objects in the mansion that are owned by the state; and
35	35	(5) develop a plan for converting the Governor's
36	36	Mansion, on acquisition of Woodlawn, into a public museum with
37	37	facilities for the governor to host receptions and public events.
38	38	(d) The commission shall solicit the advice and approval of
39	39	the governor and the governor's spouse concerning activities of the
40	40	commission under this section and the advice of the governor and the
41	41	governor's spouse concerning the provisions of any contract
42	42	executed under Subsection (c). [Except for a change in or to the
43	43	Pease bedroom, the Sam Houston bedroom, the hallway, or the
44	44	stairwell, a nonstructural decorative change in or to the private
45	45	living and guest quarters of the governor and the governor's family
46	46	on the second floor of the Governor's Mansion does not require the
47	47	prior approval of the commission.]
48	48	SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is
49	49	amended by adding Section 442.0074 to read as follows:
50	50	Sec. 442.0074. WOODLAWN. (a) The commission shall make
51	51	every effort to acquire, at fair market value, title to the historic
52	52	property Woodlawn, also commonly known as the Pease Mansion and the
53	53	Shivers Mansion, located at No. 6 Niles Road in Austin. The
54	54	remaining provisions of this section apply only if the commission
55	55	acquires Woodlawn.
56	56	(b) Once acquired, the property shall serve as the official
57	57	residence of the governor.
58	58	(c) Except as otherwise specifically provided by this
59	59	section, the commission is solely responsible for the preservation
60	60	and maintenance of Woodlawn and the protection of the historical
61	61	and architectural integrity of the residence's exterior, interior,
62	62	contents, and grounds.
63	63	(d) The commission shall:
64	64	(1) develop and maintain an inventory of the contents
65	65	of Woodlawn that includes all furnishings, fixtures, works of art,
66	66	and decorative objects and states the owner of each of those items;
67	67	(2) develop a plan for the acquisition, by purchase,
68	68	donation, or loan, of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and
69	69	decorative objects for the residence, especially museum-quality
70	70	early 19th-century American items and items having historical
71	71	significance to the official residence of the governor;
72	72	(3) develop a plan for the disposition of furnishings,
73	73	fixtures, works of art, and decorative objects that the commission
74	74	determines are not needed or inappropriate; and
75	75	(4) recommend and arrange for the conservation or
76	76	restoration of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and decorative
77	77	objects in the residence that are or were owned by the state or a
78	78	former governor of the state.
79	79	(e) The commission may accept gifts, grants, or other
80	80	donations on behalf of Woodlawn. The commission may contract with a
81	81	nonprofit organization formed to assist in the preservation and
82	82	maintenance of Woodlawn to develop and implement a plan for the
83	83	solicitation and acceptance of gifts, grants, devises, and bequests
84	84	of money, other property, and services to be used in the acquisition
85	85	of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and decorative objects for
86	86	the residence or for necessary conservation or restoration
87	87	services. The commission also may contract with a nonprofit
88	88	organization described by this subsection for the performance of
89	89	any duty provided by Subsection (d). A contract under this
90	90	subsection may not exceed a term of two years and must expire on
91	91	December 31 of an odd-numbered year.
92	92	(f) The commission shall solicit the advice and approval of
93	93	the governor and the governor's spouse concerning activities of the
94	94	commission under this section and the advice of the governor and the
95	95	governor's spouse concerning the provisions of any contract
96	96	executed under Subsection (e).
97	97	SECTION 3. Section 443.025, Government Code, is repealed.
98	98	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.